West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-05-05
GENERAL NEWS CONDENSED.

ing extensive arrangements 10 celebrate May
10, IL aud ~ the cent ennial Of the Grand
Lodge OF Maryland.
The General Executive Board, OF X. Of l..
are said 70 matured plans 10 bring about a
settlement of the widespread strikes among
stove moulders,
Advices from Scutari, Albania, state that
the Mlridites have killed seven Turkish sol
diers for interfering with the tomb of tho
noted leader, Did Doda.
I. j. Hunt, Secretary Of the Nebraska and
Iowa Insurance Company, is about 3 Loo
short inh his accounts, aud will probably 10
prosecuted unless he makes tho amount cool.
Tho window glass factories OF Pittsburgh
are nearly all closed, and the manufacturers
are impressing mixers and teasers in the hope
OF running without The men who have struck
During a wind storm at Chicago Thursday.
four cottages in process OF erection were
blown down and two men named yudson
Place and Charles Carroll, who were work
ing on the build NC, were killed.
California fruit-growers say that il the
suspension OF the fourth section OF the Inter.
state Commerce act is not continued they
will let the fruit rot on the trees rather than
ship at present rates.
The Connecticut House OF Representative.
has rejected by an almest unanimou, vote
the bill prohibiting the issue Of railroad pass
es TO members OF the legislature, and all
other persons than railroad employees. The
Senate will probably concur
The will of Alexander Mitchell, the de-
ceased banker and railroad maguate, has
been read in private to his family. 1t has
not yet been filed forprobate. The following
bCquests have, however been made public;
Protestant Orphan Asylum, $40, 600; Catho
lie Orphan Asylum, s.. 00); Milwaukee Hos
pital known as Passavdnu Hospital SIC. goo.
ST. Mary's Catholic Hospital, $500; Young
Mems Christian Association, $1,000; Nasho
tab House (Ep scopaD Theological Seminary.
at Nashotah, Wisconsin, 8, GOD; Racine Col.
lege, 5000.
Commissioner Coluan, OF the Department
Of Agriculture, who has been investigating
with regard to bogus butter, says, with ref
erence to his forthcoming report: az shall
not mince matters at all but shall give the
result OF Investigations made by this depart
ment, from which it appears that even the
carcasses OF horses, dogs and swine have
been utilized in the manufacture OF oeomar.
garine, and ese manufacturers were not
particu'a ar about the condition or ag, Of the
meat and bones, either. By the use of acids
and other chemical preparations the manu-
facturers Of counterfeit butter are enabled
to destroy all offensive odors.'.
4 family fsud OF M re than one generation
In existence between two prominent families
of wealth in Greelbriar county, w. Va.
named McClung and McCutchen, has just
terminated in the killing OF Cyrus NJ .Cuog
nd the probable fatal shooting Of Arnold
McCuichen.
AT Putnam, Conn, a rowboat containing
Mrs. Henry Luery, aged so years; Peter
Bruso, aged IL years, and Sarah McEvoy,
aged - years, wOs carried over a waterfall
The dead bodies Of the woman and girl have
b,en recovered There is no trace Of the
boy'stoly.
The Grant monument fund, which it was
thought by this Tins would reach a million
dollars, has about one hundred thousand as
sured. w. w. S DRY, the celebrated scuIp-
tor, will submit his plans this week M,m-
b,rs OF the monument com uittee favor one
costing from $50, 900 to $4,000.
THE dead bodies Of three negroes, brothers.
named Sylvester, were found hanging TO a
t ee oi' the roadside, six mue5 east OF Proc
tor, W. Va, yesterday, each body bearing
the following placlrd: "Ngger thievery
must be broken up" The Sylves,ers were
thought to have committed many OF the la
Expectations in that vicinity.
A conveyance OF al tho re5iduary estate
Of Samuel j. Tilden, exceeding probably so
OO5Ot0, has been made to the Tnden Trust.
and filed in New York. Leading lawyers are
OF the opinion that the action OF the eKecu-
tors in making this conveyance will prevent
the Tilien heirs from getting any part OF the
re5idulry estate, even thou h they win the
suit now pending.
Trc cGic al ma iorily against prohibition in
y chigan J.. joIl
D'.u h is growing more serious in the az,
cicaltural districts Of Texas.
Rear Admiral Charles S. Boggs is reported
lying at Row Brunswick, Nj
By the sudden rise OF the Ksnuebec river
10 hainc, upHards Of OtO0tgs have teon
chrried out % sea.
Six more indictments are found agans,
those concerned in th' ST. Louis election
Irsuis and the Grsnl Jury is discharged.
Tho attendants in the insane asylum at
We ton. W. Va, are acting m1re disorderly
tban those confined. Ina row among them
one was fatally stabbed.
Secretary vi muing. say ex U1iei States
treasurer Jordan who has just returned
from Europe, will be back within a month,
greatly improved in heath.
Tho Italian Government denies that bat
d. bas occurred between Abyssinians and
allan troopa. but thres ba'talions have
bon cent tore.nforce the garrison ot Mn So
ssb.
! IS stated that jig q uld has purchased
JOB acres ofland car ST. Louis, and will soon
comm mes to carry out h.7 plans for su ip-
4u.tral town and machine hops wlero al
iaast COZ men will bs emp'oyeI
A family named ~ cu1rd5yn. iu Fountain
county, Indiana, was poison } q few day.
sg9. The mother and one child died Two
ether children or. NOT expo,ted to live. Thl
husband IL suspected of the crime
There Is strong opposition TO the consGtu
Gonal Amendment recently passed. in ia